[kompressor85]

well, as some of you may know i recently got a huge bug up my butt and modded out my stock 02 C230 Coupe. i already had the team green air filter, so i cleaned that and went up to the muffler shop. i asked about exhaust and high flow cats, and the high flow cats werent reccommended, even though he had both in stock, so i had him install a flowmaster series 40 muffler with a Ractive black chrome oval exhaust tip, looks and sounds pretty good, movies of me attempting to show ya'll how it sounds were botched by my redneck friend and his rediculous ford ranger.

those video's are at www.myspace.com/madfast, under "videos". gee, surprise there :D


*side shot of new exhaust, subtle yet sweet.*


*underneath shot to show you how it all came together*


anywho, in the meantime i had gotten bored and pulled out the intake resonator, i like the way it whined a bit louder, that was cool.

ordered ASP's crank pulley and it arrived in good condition of course, swapped it out today, and totally forgot to take step-by-step pictures of the process for a "DIY" style write up, but anyhow it pulls a lot harder at lower rpms and up top it just screams. very nice improvement, well worth the $350 it costs in the end.....


*picture of crank pulley on my dresser*

[kompressor85]

ordered a base alcohol injection kit from www.alcohol-injection.com "Devils Own", and installed that as well. its recommended to install post intercooler and post MAF, so i chose to go right up top and since it was all sexy nickel and anodized aluminum anyways, it'd look good. and boy was i right! the entire system is hidden to the untrained eye. only someone who knew the car very well would be able to instantly pick up that its alcohol injected too. the pump is hidden, bolted to the right front wheel well in that nice little cubby hole, while the tank is just above it, rather crowded i must say, but still look s pretty clean. install was a breeze with the hardest part being the "where do i get an ignition hot wire? i personally would purchase a low fluid level switch and have it auto shut off when low, but it doesnt come with the kit. i beleive something of that nature is already offered on theyre website.


*shot of most of the engine bay, the only noticable thing is the small piece of plumbing near my MAF/throttle body*


*closer shot of the check valve (chrome) and 90* fitting (black), they screw into the nozzle which is on the inside of the black peice of plastic.*


*the bright white tank is the alcohol tank, the brass valve with black button and white top part is the adjustable boost activated switch. i tried to cover up the wiring as best i could.*


*as you can see, i kept the alcohol away from anything hot- anything. even the radiator, fuel lines, etc etc, doesnt matter, i want it as cool as possible before it gets atomized. the shiny black tubing is located on the very bottom, very front of bumper*

[kompressor85]

*very hard to see, but that sticker is actually the pump with a devils own sticker on it.....on the right is the right front tire, its tucked up neatly in that little cubby hole*

so i went out and took it for a drive, wonderful! my slip-o-matic rockets forward and suddently i'm not so ashamed to drive an automatic, since it scoots like hell now! i cant wait to put her up on a dyno.......


...oh, and while i was bored waiting for my ride, i had them throw in this new subwoofer by alpine.....


*new alpine lateral type subwoofers, completely unorthodox in nature and sound great. $699 for that one, self powered, and i have it running off of my rear speakers with a signal converter since i have stock head unit. hits equivalent to two 12" subs and a 500WRMS amp. sounds great in the benzo too*

[kompressor85]

heres some more pics that werent crucial to the telling of my story, but are helpful....

its tough to see, but the brass body thing is an adjustable boost presure switch, i've set it to come on at about 6psi. i might raise it.

the small relay shown here, as well as my amp wire. i was laughing at the guys at the stereo place, i knew what a ***** it would be to install and run cables in this car, its too well made!!!

simply another picture of my exhaust...... 'nuff said

up close, showing the welds and clearance, nothing too special to see here.

[kompressor85]

alcohol injection pump, this is that small hole about 3 inches in diameter on the right side in front of the RF wheel.

another pic of alcohol injection pump, from another angle.

[kompressor85]

yeah, sorry how i go on about all sorts of stuff, i pulled the write-up word for word from my post at mbworld.org *pics* Alcohol Injection Install, Supercharger Pulley, exhaust. - MBWorld.org Forums

[pacemkr86]

excellent write up with pics.. thanks for sharing